May
15
2010
Who Should I See About Sleep Apnea and Snoring?
Posted by: Alan in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, tags: About, Apnea., Should, Sleep, Snoring.
My dentist needed to do surgery, so I was put to sleep and the doctor told me that I had some breathing problems. What’s happening is I’ll stop breathing for a bit, then when my body realizes it, I’ll gasp for air by reflex. It happened five times during an hour long surgery and he said it may happen 50 times during a night. Happens when awake sometimes too. Also I snore like nobody’s business.
He says I should see a doctor about this. What kind of doctor should I see?
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May 15th, 2010 at 7:22 am
Just go to the doctor.
May 15th, 2010 at 7:41 am
You will need to see a respirologist. They will do some tests, and they will determine what the most likely cause is for the sleep apnea. After this stage, they will either set you up with a sleep test from a hospital to take home with you and try, or they will set you up in a sleep lab and they will test you to see what your readings are like, so that they will be able to provide you with adequate equipment to take care of your problem.
May 15th, 2010 at 8:09 am
you should see a pulmanary docter
May 15th, 2010 at 8:38 am
You should ask your regular doctor to refer you to a sleep lab to have an overnight sleep study done. They will monitor you and will be able to tell what problems you are having. Then you’ll come back one more night for them to test to see what pressure your C-PAP would need to be.
You are risking your health each time you sleep, so please get checked soon.